Chapter Seventy-Eight: Spoils of War
In the camp of the Liang army, Chen Rui ordered his soldiers to pacify the rioting war horses and count the heavy grain and grass in the camp, which were all his trophies!
Because the Liang army retreated in a hurry, it was too late to pacify the war horses scurrying around, and it was impossible to carry the baggage, so there were tens of thousands of war horses in and around the camp, and the Liang army's baggage grain and grass were all in the camp, which could be described as an extremely rich harvest.
After a while, the results of the battle were counted, and the generals walked in with joyful faces, and Du Gui laughed and said, "Childe, guess how many war horses and heavy grain and grass we have captured." ”
After all, he had snatched the loot.
"Lao Du! The Liang army hasn't gone far yet, it's still too late to catch up, I think you're quite suitable. Chen Rui glanced at him and said.
Du Gui choked with a smile and said, "It's not suitable, it's not suitable, Childe should find someone else!" I'm tired from running late at night, how can I still have the strength to chase the Liang Army? ”
He's not stupid, it's not a good job to pursue the Liang Army now.
"Then you still have the strength to talk nonsense to me here? Don't you want to say it soon? ”
Du Gui hurriedly said: "There are 50,000 war horses that have been pacified, and there are no less than tens of thousands of war horses outside the camp, but the black light is not conducive to finding, so I can only look for appeasement tomorrow, there are millions of stones of grain and grass, and countless baggage." ”
Chen Rui was also overjoyed when he heard this, and said: "This defeat of the enemy army is thanks to the strength of your generals, and I will definitely ask the King of Qin for a reward for you after I go back." ”
"Thank you Gongzi, the last general will not dare to take credit, this time I was able to defeat the Liang Army thanks to Gongzi's strategy." Nie Yi said.
Chen Rui smiled and waved his hand, a big victory! Or is the weak defeating the strong, he should be barely qualified to stand by her side now, right? Thinking of this, he also suppressed the joy in his heart and wanted to fly back.
However, he could not do this, and tried his best to suppress the restlessness of his heart and asked, "What are the casualties of our army?" ”
When it comes to casualties, the atmosphere of joy becomes a little heavy, after all, they are all robes that get along day and night, and they will not be able to see them alive in the future.
"Regardless of minor injuries, our army suffered more than 8,000 casualties and no less than 5,000 killed in battle." Changsun Yan said.
Chen Rui nodded, under such a disadvantageous situation, the Liang army could still cause such a large casualty to the Qin army, which shows that he is brave.
The army led by Pang Xiong also came to the outside of the camp, they had just experienced a battle, but fortunately it was not long and the damage was not great.
Seeing the Qin character of the big camp, he sighed a little, and thought that His Majesty wanted him to kill just an incompetent person, but he didn't expect that the key to winning this battle was really unpredictable! His Majesty's unintentional actions actually saved the tide of the battle.
I guess Your Majesty is reluctant to touch him! Throw away the distractions in your heart and take the lead in the camp.
Bringing the generals to the big tent of the Chinese army, Pang Xiong looked at Chen Rui who was sitting on the main seat and said: "General Chen really impresses me, Pang Mou sighed to himself, congratulations to General Chen, for his immortal exploits, presumably His Majesty will have a heavy reward." ”
The rest of the generals also congratulated from the bottom of their hearts, at first they didn't put this so-called vanguard general hand-picked by His Majesty in their eyes, even if they brought 30,000 Qin troops, presumably the nephew of King Qin or something, relying on the relationship of King Qin to get His Majesty's reuse, such talents may have some talents, but they still have to go through the experience of the battlefield, and after the growth of time, they can make them look at the people differently.
But he broke this law and became famous in a direct battle, presumably they will look up to the existence in the future, coupled with the care of King Qin for him, as well as his talent, it will be a matter of time before he will be crowned a marquis in the future, and it is even possible to reach the height of the current King of Qin.
After all, there are disputes in the world, and His Majesty is ambitious, and he is eclectic in employing people.
In the face of the commanders of the three armies, as well as the veterans of the battlefield whose official positions are higher than him, Chen Rui will not be trusted because of his achievements, even if this commander has bad intentions towards him.
He hurriedly came down from the main seat and saluted: "General Pang is too famous, I am still far from General Pang and the generals, and it is just luck to win this time, it is nothing." ”
Then he made a gesture of please: "Generals, please." ”
Modest, not arrogant or impetuous, even if he is so feather, he is still a humble corporal, he has no empty eyes, he is arrogant, this concentration is enough to be admired, what reason can this person not soar into the sky?
The generals didn't dare to support it, and politely returned the courtesy, even Pang Xiong was kind and pleasant, at this time, the heart of harming him was gone, not to mention anything else, and said that his victory over the enemy army was a great Chu hero, and he couldn't do it, not to mention that now His Majesty must not be able to do it! He will be reluctant to give up such a talent.
After everyone greeted each other for a while, when it came to the spoils of war, Chen Rui would not be modest about this, and he just handed over the captured 60,000 Liang soldiers to them, and did not give anything else.
Pang Xiong is also an interesting person, although he wants to, but he will not persecute it, after all, he has just made a great contribution, and he is embarrassed to pick peaches halfway!
He wants it because these are tens of thousands of war horses, which are urgently needed for the Chu State that lacks horses, and he doesn't like other burdens very much, and for the rich Chu State, this is nothing.
Moreover, these war horses are only for the Qin army in his hands, and the Qin army is also the army of the Chu State, so it is the same for the Qin army and for him, because he will also hand it over to His Majesty, and it is Your Majesty's decision on how to arrange whether to distribute it to the major armies or to form an iron cavalry.
Of course, everyone will not be carried away by the joy of the great victory, and Pang Xiong also ordered the army to rest at night, advance forward tomorrow, and recover several surrounding counties occupied by the Liang army.
The second prince in Ansan County also received the news of Chen Rui's victory over the enemy, and his happy face instantly became extremely gloomy, not to mention how uncomfortable it was, the 300,000 troops of the Liang army couldn't help him, how could he get rid of him?
The next day, when the fire was cooked, the army was pulled out, because the Liang army had withdrawn, the city occupied by the Liang army was naturally recovered.
However, the county commanders of each city did not resist directly when facing the Liang army that was pressed by the army, and surrendered in Kaicheng, although this avoided the destruction of the city by the war, but it was a big crime to surrender to the enemy, and their lives may not be saved.
The Liang army was defeated and retreated directly to Luoyin City, gathering no less than 150,000 remnants in Luoyin City, and still had an advantage in terms of troops, but the Chu army directly found a place to camp thirty miles outside Luoyin City, and the Liang army in the city was far away.
Pang Xiong dared to make this decision, invaded the territory of Liang State, and faced more troops than himself, also because the Liang army was newly defeated, morale was damaged, and he would not dare to fight again, and he Chu army won a big victory, came with a big victory, morale is strong, and he is not afraid of these Liang army at all.
Of course, Pang Xiong only made a gesture, he didn't want to invade Liang Country, no matter how many enemy troops were more than himself, and now was not the time to invade Liang Country.
So now it is necessary to negotiate peace, his troops are just a deterrent here, just to make the Liangguo court feel that he has an advantage, of course, he does have an advantage, after all, Xinsheng, there are still 60,000 soldiers in his hands, this is the weight of peace, can be exchanged for a lot of benefits, but these are not his worries, everything he can do has been done, although most of it is done by Chen Rui, how to say that Chen Rui is also his subordinate.
A letter was written, and the order was sent to His Majesty quickly, and then he waited with peace of mind, but she didn't dare to slack off, after all, the Liang army still had combat power, and it could be attacked at any time.